Diversity Seminar Series

Diversity and Multicultural Affairs (DMA) hosts a number of seminars throughout the year to highlight critical issues within higher education and facilitate campus-wide dialogue. In the past, the series invited leading researchers and thought leaders on issues of “Creating Effective Mentoring Practices for Junior Faculty of Color”, “Pathways to Access and Engagement for Carolina Scholars”, Best Practices for Success-The American Indian Higher Education Experience”, “Creating an Inclusive Climate for Female Faculty in the Sciences” and “Interrupting Heteronormativity in Research.”

exploring the institutional diversity framework at carolina

Tuesday, April 14th 2015; Chancellors’ Ballroom, Carolina Inn, 9:00am

The Diversity Seminar program, postponed due to adverse weather in February, has been rescheduled for April 14.

In partnership with the Provost Committee on Inclusive Excellence and Diversity (PCIED), Diversity and Multicultural Affairs will features Daryl G. Smith, Senior Research Fellow and Professor Emerita of Education and Psychology at Claremont Graduate University as the keynote for a seminar and facilitated discussion on Exploring the Institutional Diversity Framework at Carolina. Smith will discuss strategies and share insight on integrating diversity into the organizational structure of the institution and strengthening partnerships/policies related to diversity.

Following the keynote, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, James Dean Jr.will introduce Carolina faculty, staff and students from PCIED who will present the “Five Big Ideas” or recommendations for strategies that will help propel Carolina to the forefront of diversity and inclusive excellence. Members of PCIED have met over the last year developing the recommendations and strategies that represent Carolina’s commitment to inclusive excellence at all levels of the institution. The work of the committee was grounded in Dr. Smith’s framework for institutional diversity.

Registration: If you had previously registered for the event, you will need to reconfirm your participation or you can register as a new participant here – http://tinyurl.com/divseminar.

About Daryl G. Smith: Smith’s research, teaching, and publications have been in the areas of organizational implications of diversity, assessment and evaluation, leadership and change, governance, diversity in STEM fields, and faculty diversity. She has served as an evaluator and consultant to numerous projects and campuses across the country and to foundations such as the James Irvine Foundation, the Haas Jr. Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and The Hewlett Foundation. She served on the advisory committee of several NSF Advance grants. Smith also served as one of three Principals responsible for the evaluation of the Campus Diversity Initiative for the James Irvine Foundation in collaboration with the Association of American Colleges and Universities in Washington, DC This five-year project involved working with 28 private colleges and universities in California to develop their capacity to sustain and monitor progress on institutional diversity. That project resulted in a final report, 3 research briefs (on unknown students, faculty hiring, and the intersection of race and class), and a resource kit for campuses and a monograph, Making a Real Difference with Diversity: A Guide to Institutional Change. She was a participant in a Kellogg Foundation Research Advisory Board, Harvard Medical School, Building an Agenda for Research on Affirmative Action and Diversity in the health professions.Smith is the author of numerous books and publications including, Diversity’s Promise for Higher Education: Making it Work, Interrupting the Usual: Successful Strategies for Hiring Diverse Faculty and Diversity Works: The emerging picture of how students benefit. Smith is the recipient of the 2012 Howard R Bowen Career Achievement Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education (2012), the 2013 award for Research Achievement from the American Educational Association (Division J) and the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award from Claremont Graduate University. Smith received her PhD from Claremont Graduate University in Social Psychology and Higher Education, an MA from Stanford University in Student Affairs, and her BA from Cornell University in Mathematics.

About PCIED: Responsible for providing the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost with advisory guidance and recommendations for action, the PCIED consists of administrators, chairs, faculty, students, and staff uniquely positioned to influence, impact, and implement strategies by virtue of their roles within the institution. PCIED members are nominated by senior leaders at Carolina and are divided into topical workgroups in an effort to identify and address inclusive excellence and diversity successes and opportunities. With an emphasis on “recommendations for action,” this committee meets to identify, research, and propose strategies that can be reviewed by the Provost and implemented in some form—considering capacity and funding. This committee is a next step in Carolina’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence.